A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Madeleine L'Engle
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Author: Madeleine L'EngleIllustrator: Jody A. Lee
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Black & White
Published: 1981-01-01
ISBN: 0440401585
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Yearling
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Book Review: "I'm going to fall"
Summary: 5 Stars
"A Swiftly Tilting Planet" has been one of my two favorite children's books, alongside "Old Yeller", ever since I read it as a kid. Rereading it the other night prior to the broadcast of the "Wrinkle in Time" TV movie, I had the same epiphany I've read about other people having when they reread "The Lord of the Rings" as adults: I didn't remember how **sad** this book is.Yes, I remembered the Chuck storyline clearly, and I knew it was sad as a kid, but I wasn't prepared for how much more powerful I would find it as an adult. I was actually crying when the grandmother asked that the children wait to use the rune until "the time is ripe". Like in "Casablanca", the problems of a family being destroyed by the bad things in life don't amount to a hill of beans compared to nuclear war...
I can't imagine an intelligent child who likes time travel stories not falling in love with this book, which will always have a cherished place in my heart.
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